Specify an alternate config file as denoted by PATH.
The default config will still be sourced,
but options specified in this config will override the defaults.
If your extra config overrides the location of the backups,
ensure that this config is always passed for any operation.

seed.sfs is created from an initial backup and compressed using SquashFS, which is simply a read only filesystem which focuses on compression. It's mounted, using a loopback device, on ro/.

At the time of the backup, the next available bin is determined, created, and logged to an inventory sheet with a timestamp. A union is created with all the available bins, mounted in reverse chronological order on top of the seed (newest to oldest) on rw/. At this point, the union represents the state of your files at the end of the last backup. The newest branch is marked as read/write, and rsync is called. Because this top branch is the only writable location in the union, the files rsync generates with the -u (update) flag are placed into this branch. The backup finishes, and the union and seed are unmounted.

At this point, Squashfu ensures compliance with the user's settings of MAX_BINS. If the current number of used bins exceeds this value, a new seed is generated. The number of old incrementals merged into the new seed is determined by the difference between MAX_BINS and MIN_BINS in the config file. In this way, you always have MIN_BINS available to roll back to, but you're not forced to recompress your seed at every backup -- an operation that may take a long time depending on how big your backup source is.

If and when you want to roll back, execute Squashfu with the -R action, and supply the number of bins you want to roll back. The bins are ordered chronologically, and the oldest "number_of_bins - bins_to_rollback" are mounted on the union mount point.

WARNING: You should not, under any circumstances, add or remove files contained in the bins, nor should you alter your binventory's time stamps. Doing so many result in your cat being set on fire or your backups being destroyed.